How to set switch settings for 800x600 resolution on PowerPC 7600 with a 10-pin adapter?

Probably not, at least without knowing the make and model of the adapter you're using.

Many vendors sold these devices back in the day. I don't think there's a single, universal setup, so you'd need to know which model you're using to have any chance of a direct answer.

Then, there's the alternative - try different combinations to see which one(s) work. :)

John Galt wrote:

https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/documentation-for-db15-to-vga-adapters.318/

Great find!

Just bookmarked it in case I ever encounter someone else with a PPC Mac since I may still have an adapter or two in my collection. I think I used each one of those adapters at work.

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I recently stumbled upon that site while researching a solution for printing to a StyleWriter from a recent Mac. While I did not solve that problem directly (apparently its OP grew disinterested) it led to solving other, completely unrelated ones.

In fact the workaround I had been using for old printers required commensurately old Macs running as overpriced print servers... a workaround that was growing increasingly ugly with the passage of time. That old Mac has now been repurposed as a Linux Mint workstation, thanks to your repeated recommendations of it. It had been using an older Ubuntu distro. Mint has come a long way since then. That antiquated Mac now has a new lease on life.

Along the way I started implementing a migration from the now-obsolete Time Capsules to insanely cheap Raspberry Pi based NAS devices. Two months in and it's working perfectly, and faster than the TCs they will eventually replace.

It's a case study in how researching solutions to old problems can lead to solutions for new problems.

John Galt wrote:

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I recently stumbled upon that site while researching a solution for printing to a StyleWriter from a recent Mac. While I did not solve that problem directly (apparently its OP grew disinterested) it led to solving other, completely unrelated ones.

I was watching that thread. Very interesting. I was rooting for you there. If I actually had the time I may have joined in with you to try & make it work as those sort of puzzles interest me. I don't have the StyleWriter, but I did have its non-Apple twin with the standard serial/parallel port configuration (don't recall the brand at the moment).

In fact the workaround I had been using for old printers required commensurately old Macs running as overpriced print servers... a workaround that was growing increasingly ugly with the passage of time. That old Mac has now been repurposed as a Linux Mint workstation, thanks to your repeated recommendations of it. It had been using an older Ubuntu distro. Mint has come a long way since then. That antiquated Mac now has a new lease on life.

I recommend Linux Mint because it is a very easy to use distribution for people unfamiliar with Linux and a co-worker has used it for years on old Macs to give to the less fortunate (the co-worker was not a Linux guru....I had given a demonstration on it years ago for testing & accessing data when macOS could not boot). The fact that co-worker had no issues setting up older Macs without issue is why I recommend it. The default Ubuntu desktop environment is not able to run on older resource limited systems and it has just gotten worse with all the containers it is using these days. Linux Mint keeps things simpler & doesn't strain the resources of older systems.

However, if someone is familiar with Linux, then using Debian may be a better option since it performs better & is more stable than Ubuntu (learned that with one of the early versions of Ubuntu). The most difficult part of Debian is installing & configuring everything, but once setup it is easy to maintain & upgrade to newer major versions as long as the installation doesn't use much software outside of the Debian repositories. I actually prefer the KDE desktop these days even on older resource limited systems.

Along the way I started implementing a migration from the now-obsolete Time Capsules to insanely cheap Raspberry Pi based NAS devices. Two months in and it's working perfectly, and faster than the TCs they will eventually replace.

It's a case study in how researching solutions to old problems can lead to solutions for new problems.

I find that happens a lot. It is amazing how much you can learn when researching to solve a puzzle or problem. I sometimes get lost in it trying to absorb the knowledge freely given by others. Curiosity is both a blessing and a curse.

https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/documentation-for-db15-to-vga-adapters.318/

Yes. It's a bug that manifested in an inability to correctly set dates subsequent to 2020, and was fixed with the release of OS 9.something.